Eldon Giles Lovell

Eldon Giles Lovell, 79 years of age, of Beatrice passed away at the St. Elizabeth Regional Hospital in Lincoln, NE. Thursday night, September 15, 2011. He was born on September 28, 1931 in Lincoln, NE. to Harold and Ethel (Giles) Lovell. Eldon was a 1949 graduate of Beatrice High School and attended Wentworth Military Academy. He received his B.A. at the University Of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1953 where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was married to Phyllis Wilke on August 1, 1953 in Omaha, NE. and they moved to Beatrice from Omaha in 1965. Eldon served his country in the United States Army from 1953-1955. He was a member of the Christ Community Church; and was a former member of the Beatrice Rotary Club, Bitting-Norman Post #27, American Legion, Geddes Thober Post #1077, Veterans of Foreign Wars, TPA, and local Boy Scouts where he had been a Troop Leader and on the board of directors. Eldon enjoyed woodworking, camping, and hiking.
Survivors include his wife Phyllis; 2 sons David Lovell and wife Sherri of Lake Worth, TX. and Douglas Lovell and wife Carol of Edwards, CO.; daughter Amy Hess and husband Jim of Grapevine, TX.; 6 grandchildren, Brant Lovell, Jordan Lovell, Nicholas Lovell, Gina Lovell, Allie Hess, and Cooper Hess; niece Susan Knapp and husband Robert of Omaha; nephew Thomas Truelsen and wife Monica of Elston, Iowa; and sister in law Janet Truelsen of Omaha. He was preceded in death by his parents Harold and Ethel (Giles) Lovell; and sister Delores.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 19, 2011 at the Christ Community Church with Pastor Jack Magness officiating. Private family interment will be in the Evergreen Home Cemetery. Military graveside services will be provided by the Bitting-Norman Post #27, American Legion in Beatrice. Closed casket visitation will be held from 12-6:00 P.M. Sunday at the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to the family's choice with Marjorie Sederberg and Margie Johnson in charge. Leave messages of condolence at ghchapel.com. These services have been entrusted to the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice.